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Galectin-4, a tandem repeat member of the β-galactoside-binding proteins, possesses two carbohydrate-recognition domains (CRD) in a single peptide chain. This lectin is mostly expressed in epithelial cells of the intestinal tract and secreted to the extracellular. The two domains have 40% similarity in amino acid sequence, but distinctly binding to various ligands. Just because the two domains bind to different ligands simultaneously, galectin-4 can be a crosslinker and crucial regulator in a large number of biological processes. Recent evidence shows that galectin-4 plays an important role in lipid raft stabilization, protein apical trafficking, cell adhesion, wound healing, intestinal inflammation, tumor progression, etc. This article reviews the physiological and pathological features of galectin-4 and its important role in such processes.
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Animals , Humans , Axons , Metabolism , Endocytosis , Galectin 4 , Blood , Genetics , Metabolism , Inflammatory Bowel Diseases , Metabolism , Pathology , Membrane Microdomains , Metabolism , Neoplasms , Metabolism , Pathology , Neurons , Metabolism , Wound HealingABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To discuss the effect of BRMS1 on the proliferation, migration and adhesion of mouse forestomach carcinoma.@*METHODS@#The constructed pCMV-myc-BRMS1 recombinant plasmid and blank plasmid were transfected into mouse forestomach carcinoma. MTT method was employed to measure the activity of gastric cancer cell; the scratch assay and Transwell assay to measure the migration and invasion of gastric cancer cell; the adhesion assay to measure the adhesion of gastric cancer cell; while the Western blot assay to measure the expression of The NF-κB signal pathway, downstream matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, MMP-9 and osteopontin and E-cadherin in the gastric cancer cell. Besides, the transplanted animal model of gastric cancer in mice was constructed to measure the size of tumor xenograft.@*RESULTS@#Results of MTT assay showed that, compared with the empty vector control group, the activity of gastric cancer cell was not affected in the BRMS1 transfection group. The improved expression of BRMS1 could inhibit the adhesion, migration and invasion of gastric cancer cell (P < 0.01). Besides, compared with the empty vector control group, the phosphorylation of NF-κB p65 and IκBα was reduced in the BRMS1 transfection group, with the decreased expression of MMP-2, MMP-9 and osteopontin and the increased expression of E-cadherin (P < 0.01). Results of animal experiment also showed that the expression of BRMS1 did not affect the transplanted tumor.@*CONCLUSIONS@#The expression of BRMS1 can significantly inhibit the adhesion, migration, invasion and metastasis of mouse forestomach carcinoma gastric cancer cell, which is related to The NF-κB signal pathway.
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Objective: To discuss the effect of BRMS1 on the proliferation, migration and adhesion of mouse forestomach carcinoma. Methods: The constructed pCMV-myc- BRMS1 recombinant plasmid and blank plasmid were transfected into mouse forestomach carcinoma. MTT method was employed to measure the activity of gastric cancer cell; the scratch assay and Transwell assay to measure the migration and invasion of gastric cancer cell; the adhesion assay to measure the adhesion of gastric cancer cell; while the Western blot assay to measure the expression of The NF-κB signal pathway, downstream matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, MMP-9 and osteopontin and E-cadherin in the gastric cancer cell. Besides, the transplanted animal model of gastric cancer in mice was constructed to measure the size of tumor xenograft. Results: Results of MTT assay showed that, compared with the empty vector control group, the activity of gastric cancer cell was not affected in the BRMS1 transfection group. The improved expression of BRMS1 could inhibit the adhesion, migration and invasion of gastric cancer cell (P < 0.01). Besides, compared with the empty vector control group, the phosphorylation of NF-κB p65 and IκBα was reduced in the BRMS1 transfection group, with the decreased expression of MMP-2, MMP-9 and osteopontin and the increased expression of E-cadherin (P < 0.01). Results of animal experiment also showed that the expression of BRMS1 did not affect the transplanted tumor. Conclusions: The expression of BRMS1 can significantly inhibit the adhesion, migration, invasion and metastasis of mouse forestomach carcinoma gastric cancer cell, which is related to The NF-κB signal pathway.